Information systems and change management in healthcare: The (un)solved quest for changing physicians' behaviour

International Journal of Information Systems and Change Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-245

  Lettieri, Emanuele ^a   Radaelli, Giovanni ^a   Masella, Cristina ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

CDSSs; Change management; Clinical decision support systems; Healthcare; Information systems; Physicians' acceptance; Theory of planned behaviour; TPB

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; HEALTH CARE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CDSSS; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; PHYSICIANS' ACCEPTANCE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 78651522409     PISSN: 14793121     EISSN: 1479313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJISCM.2010.033077     Document Type: Article

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